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Thorlifter
Captain
Absolutely Freebird. Please tell your father that he has our best wishes in mind. I know it sure pleased my dad when I told him about you guys.
Prayers or good thoughts
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Njaco
The Pop-Tart Whisperer
Erich, ditto on all the sentiments.
I hope everybody keeps battling.
I hope everybody keeps battling.
Erich
the old Sage
good God all this evil cancer going around, it never seems to stop.......take care everyone !!!! keep viligant and positive if at all possible...............I am
if you give up hope, it's all over
if you give up hope, it's all over
Freebird
Master Sergeant
Thor, Heinz, Graeme, A4k, Wayne, Lucky, thanks for the thoughts everyone. Unfortunately he's probably paying the price for 35 years of working with chemicals. {and he used to smoke too} He's a pretty resolute guy, it's my Mum that's more worried about it
A4K
Brigadier General
Ay,ay, nice cocktail. What was he working with, mate?
Freebird
Master Sergeant
All the bad stuff! He was a dentist in the 60's when they didn't know that handling mercury was toxic. And his hobby was building {and sailing} boats, so he was using { breathing} polyurethane paints, toxic anti-fowling bottom paint, fiberglass dust etc.
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Thorlifter
Captain
Man, I so sorry to hear that Freebird.
Still, tell him that are about 50 guys all over the world that are pulling hard for him!!!
Still, tell him that are about 50 guys all over the world that are pulling hard for him!!!
Freebird
Master Sergeant
Thanks Thor, I hope that the 50 guys have second thoughts if any are still smoking! {not to turn into an anti-smoking rant, but that stuff can kill you}
It was actually pretty scary some of the chemicals that they used to use on bottom paint {to keep the algae growth off the hull}, I remember reading the label on the stuff when we were in Australia, it had cyanide, arsenic all sorts of toxics in it
A4K
Brigadier General
Man, that IS scary! And to think we complain that turps stinks these days...
Lucky13
Forum Mascot
Tell me about it....I've used that kind of paint myself and other paints for jet fuel tanks etc. After a while I decided to stop painting....
We're all pulling for dad matey!
We're all pulling for dad matey!
A4K
Brigadier General
Where did you do that Lucky? Are you ex-Svenska Flygvapnet?
Lucky13
Forum Mascot
Did a lot of jobs for the airforce, navy and the army.... Built new cars, upgraded old East German tanks you name it, we did it....
A4K
Brigadier General
Sounds good, I guess those paints would get to ya though after a while.
(Some might say that explains alot..
)
(Some might say that explains alot..
)
Lucky13
Forum Mascot
Explain what....? What do you mean? 
Lucky13
Forum Mascot
What's the latest update?
A4K
Brigadier General
Spare a thought for Karl guys, he mentioned on one of the threads he was up for tests regarding his heart and may need a pacemaker.
Hope you beat it with the original ticker in place mate!
Hope you beat it with the original ticker in place mate!
Lucky13
Forum Mascot
Sure thing A4K....!
Freebird
Master Sergeant
Not too good. He probably has 6 - 12 months. They said that if he went through Chemo all that stuff he might get another year, maybe not.
He's decided that he's not going do that, he doesn't want to spend what time he has left in the hospital, getting poked prodded barfing up the chemo junk.
But then he's always been stoic, {and stubborn too!
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Thorlifter
Captain
I sure hate to hear that Freebird.........but it doesn't mean we are going to stop pulling for him. Miracles do happen.
Freebird
Master Sergeant
Thanks. He's a tough old guy. They say that the Queen Mum lived to be 100 only because she was "pickled in Gin". Of course being a loyal Scot his "preservative" of choice would be Scotch Whiskey...
